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... west . In the northwest it is joined to North America by the Isthmus of Panama , which forms a land bridge narrowing to about 50 miles at one point ; to the north , the islands of the West Indies roughly form a chain running from ...
... west . In the northwest it is joined to North America by the Isthmus of Panama , which forms a land bridge narrowing to about 50 miles at one point ; to the north , the islands of the West Indies roughly form a chain running from ...
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... West Africa South West Africa ( Namibia ) lies on the Atlantic coast of Africa between latitudes 17 ° and 29 ° south . In the north it is bounded by the Kunene and Okavango rivers , which separate it from Angola . Here a narrow strip of ...
... West Africa South West Africa ( Namibia ) lies on the Atlantic coast of Africa between latitudes 17 ° and 29 ° south . In the north it is bounded by the Kunene and Okavango rivers , which separate it from Angola . Here a narrow strip of ...
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... West African whites , for their part , elect six members to the white South African Parliament and have four seats in its Senate , two chosen by the combined vote of the 6 members of Parliament and the 18 members of the Legislative ...
... West African whites , for their part , elect six members to the white South African Parliament and have four seats in its Senate , two chosen by the combined vote of the 6 members of Parliament and the 18 members of the Legislative ...
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